My mother, Munchausen's and me : a true story of betrayal and a shocking family secret
Naylor, Helen2021
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There was a time when I loved my mother. It's shocking to imply that I stopped loving my mum because mothers always love their children and always do their best for them. Mothers are supposed to be good. But my mother wasn't good. Ten years ago, Helen Naylor discovered her mother, Elinor, had been faking debilitating illnesses for thirty years. After Elinor's self-induced death, Helen found her diaries, which Elinor wrote daily for over fifty years. The diaries reveal not only the inner workings of Elinor's twisted mind and self-delusion, but also shocking revelations about Helen's childhood. Everything Helen knew about herself and her upbringing was founded on a lie. The unexplained accidents and days spent entirely on her own as a little girl, imagining herself climbing into the loft and disappearing into a different world, tell a story of neglect.
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Naylor, Helen, author
Imprint:
London : Thread, 2021.
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352 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781909770683 (pbk)
Dewey class:
616.8586616.858
Language:
English
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BRN:
791853
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